Cloud Platform Engineer

bet365 Group; Stoke-on-Trent; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online gaming company in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to enhance their Google Cloud environments. This role involves maintenance and improvement of the cloud platform, driving engineering excellence, and accountability for cloud initiatives. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in public cloud, especially with Google Cloud, and scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Golang. This position offers a hybrid working model and supports innovative initiatives within a dynamic team.

Benefits

Eye care and Flu Vaccinations

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Significant experience in public cloud environments, especially Google Cloud.
• Strong platform knowledge in IAM and Billing.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code and cloud automation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the cloud platform as part of a team.
• Accountable for public cloud initiatives.
• Drive engineering excellence across the team.

Skills

Public cloud experience (preferably Google Cloud)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Scripting (Bash, Python, Golang)

Understanding of Kubernetes or GKE

Networking in Public Cloud

Financial management in the cloud and FinOps

Job description

As a Cloud Platform Engineer, you will help to build, operate and enhance our expanding Google Cloud environments as part of our Technology function.

Full-time

Closes 28/01/2026

We are excited to announce the growth of our cloud platform team, who help build and support the Business alongside the deployment of new products.

A long-term initiative is underway to build a public Cloud capability, which will be equal with the Company’s On-Premise know-how. This will create a seamless hybrid operating model delivering against the needs of the Business.

We’re looking for someone who has a passion for working on innovative initiatives and will make an immediate impact to the Business by bringing their own experience to a challenging but vibrant environment. You will be given the support and training to allow you to grow and progress within this position.

This role is eligible for inclusion in the Company’s hybrid working from home policy.

Preferred Skills and Experience

Significant and broad public cloud experience at scale preferably with Google Cloud.

Strong core platform knowledge in Projects and Folders, IAM and Billing.

Proficiency operating with Infrastructure as Code using industry standard tooling, preferably Terraform and methodologies.

Confident in utilising custom automation and scripting using tools such as G-Cloud, CLI, Bash, Python and Golang.

In depth understanding of modern platform stacks such as Kubernetes or GKE, as well as affiliated technologies and workflows including service mesh/ingress, CI/CD, monitoring stacks and security instruments.

Strong understanding of networking in Public Cloud environments.

Clear grasp of security considerations when operating in the public cloud.

Practical understanding of financial management in the cloud and FinOps concepts.

What you will be doing

Maintaining and improving our cloud platform as part of a team whilst acting as a key escalation point where necessary.

Taking accountability for the end-to-end delivery of public cloud pathfinder initiatives.

Working with and influencing others to advocate and lead technical aspects of our journey to the public cloud.

Working with the team to embed the cloud platform team in the operational running of the wider technology function.

Supporting and consulting with stakeholders.

Driving engineering excellence across your team by fostering modern engineering practices and processes.

Working with the team to develop the next iteration of self-serve automation technologies.

Bonus

Eye care and Flu Vaccinations

Life Assurance

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